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colonnade
[ kol-uh-neyd ]
noun
- Architecture. a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof. Compare arcade.
- a series of trees planted in a long row, as on each side of a driveway or road.
colonnade
/ ˌkɒləˈneɪd /
noun
- a set of evenly-spaced columns
- a row of regularly spaced trees
Derived Forms
- ˌcolonˈnaded, adjective
Other Words From
- colon·naded adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of colonnade1
Word History and Origins
Origin of colonnade1
Example Sentences
Linked by colonnades stood two pavilions - one, a chapel; the other, a library.
Sher’s staging situates the action on a raised platform surrounded by stone facades and colonnades.
Among the restored sections are some of the palace's massive colonnades.
The capitals of the columns that support the colonnade bordering an enclosed garden don’t just feature angels and saints, but also Hopi dancers and an Inuit igloo.
Just below, sculpted panels stood at intervals along all four sides, while an unbroken strip of relief sculpture - the frieze - depicting a religious procession ran around the outer wall inside the colonnade.
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